Physical Education Teacher for 2027

Resources; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Endeavour Hills Specialist School is expanding and seeking experienced classroom teachers for 2027 to open new classrooms and support more enrolments for students with disability and high needs.

The school delivers a blended curriculum with academic learning, therapeutic supports and a positive behaviours framework to foster independent learning and social-emotional growth in students aged 5 to 18. Candidates with autism experience are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the ability to teach literacy and numeracy.
• Experience in planning high‑impact teaching strategies and evaluating learning impact.
• Experience in monitoring and assessing student learning with data to inform practice.
• Interpersonal and communication skills; ability to engage with students, families and the school community.

Responsibilities

• Work within transdisciplinary teams to support diverse learner needs.
• Deliver a blended curriculum and therapeutic supports under the school's framework.
• Plan and implement effective teaching strategies and monitor student progress.
• Collaborate with staff, parents and carers to promote student wellbeing and engagement.

Skills

Autism education

Curriculum planning

Collaboration

Job description

Endeavour Hills Specialist School is a rapidly expanding special education centre who is seeking to employ new Classroom teachers for 2027 in order to open several new classrooms, enabling us to offer more enrolment positions to students in need.

Endeavour Hills Specialist School provides highlyindividualizedprograms of learningfor students aged 5 to 18 with disability and high needs who have a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder with a language disorder and/or an intellectual disability.

School participationmaximizeslife opportunities for children and young people by providing them with a comprehensivelearning program and access to support networks. It also helps to develop important skills, knowledge and values that set them up for further learning and active participation in their local community.

VISION:The vision of the Endeavour Hills Specialist School community is to inspire students to achieve their personal best and become active and independent members of their community.

MISSION:Our mission is to provide a blended curriculum of academic learning, high-interest programs and therapeutic supports within a positive behaviours framework that will cater for each student at their point of need and encourage personal growth, independent learning, and sound social-emotional behaviours.

OBJECTIVE:Endeavour Hills Specialist School's objective is to produce lifelong learners who are aware of their skills and strengths and have a positive attitude to challenges and opportunities.

VALUES:We have one value -BE KIND:

BE KINDto yourself

BE KINDto others

BE KINDto the environment

We enact this value in our everyday actions and interactions - it is highly visible, explicitly taught, continuously modelled and regularly celebrated.

Our values form the foundation of our School-Wide Positive Behaviour Supports framework and reflect the school community¿s intention to empower students to be the best person they can be. Students discuss, agree and enact ways in which the values can be applied in all aspects of the school community.

Our staff work in transdisciplinary teams comprising teaching staff, allied health practitioners and education support staff to cater for the diverse range of student abilities and needs. This approach respects professional knowledge and expertise, while also providing the opportunity for staff to learn from one another.

Endeavour Hills Specialist School places the child at the centre of all decisions regarding learning and teaching. We hold high expectations for and of the learning community. Diverse learning needs are accommodated with differentiated learning and the application of a wide range of teaching strategies and learning technologies.

Relationships are fundamental to ensuring positive engagement and collaboration across the school community. Endeavour Hills Specialist School staff explicitly teach, model and demonstrate school and DET values in all their dealings with students, parents/carers, staff and the broader community.

***Experience in teaching students with autism will be favourable *** We encourage teachers from Primary and Secondary schools to apply!

We are offering an exceptional opportunity for experienced and dedicated special education teachers to join our dynamic team in the development of state-of-the-art specialist educational services. Our Team Around The Learner approach is enabled through a transdisciplinary approach to onsite learning, parent and community supports, and practical advice for our local network of schools.

***Experience in teaching students with autism will be favourable *** We encourage teachers from Primary and Secondary schools to apply!

We are offering an exceptional opportunity for experienced and dedicated special education teachers to join our dynamic team in the development of state-of-the-art specialist educational services. Our Team Around The Learner approach is enabled through a transdisciplinary approach to onsite learning, parent and community supports, and practical advice for our local network of schools.

SC1Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the ability to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills. Demonstrated experience in responding to student learning needs.

SC2Demonstrated experience in planning for and implementing high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluating the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.

SC3Demonstrated experience in monitoring and assessing student learning. Demonstrated experience in using data to inform teaching practice and providing feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.

SC4Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated experience in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues and the broader school community to support student learning, agency, wellbeing and engagement.

SC5Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated experience in reflecting upon